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FRIDAY. APRIL 17. 1992 THE NEWS JOURNAL C3 MAJOR LEAGUES ScMIMimil lands on feet Pitcher is glad to be in Philadelphia of options." Hence, the Astros' desire to move him. And the Phils' interest in acquiring him. Phillies Manager Jim Fregosi has a simple reason the Phils dealt for Schilling.

"He pitched good against us last year," Fregosi said. "He showed me he has a good arm." What's my line? Despite his tendinitis, Schilling still turned on the radar guns. "Velocity-wise, they told me I peaked at 95, then 91, 93," Schilling said. "I'm throwing harder Phils get full day of rest Fregosi hopes club gets second wind By RAY FINOCCHIARO Staff reporter PITTSBURGH There was no workout for the Phillies on Thursday. Rest, a good dinner, a night at the race track, anything that got the players away from the ballpark.

That was Manager Jim Fregosi's master plan. "That's why I canceled the trip home after New York and came straight here," the manager said. "I wanted the players to have a whole day off. We didn't get that in Florida. Every day there was something.

Photos with the new uniforms, luncheons, things like that. And we've got a lot of guys pretty bruised up." So nobody picked up a bat or threw a ball Thursday. There will be plenty of time for that this weekend against the Pirates. And for the next five months. Plus, Fregosi had the park reserved for an early workout today.

Left-hander Terry Mulholland, News Journal file pitch tonight against the Pirates. Gede, Weir lead Caravel to victory Phillies left-hander Terry Mulholland will who is off to an 0-2 start, will open the three-game set at Three Rivers Stadium tonight at 7:35 against Pirate ace Doug Drabek, whom the Phils beat at the Vet last Saturday. Mulholland is 1-1 lifetime with a 6.41 ERA in Three Rivers. Right-hander Tommy Greene, who was lifted after three innings with a stiff shoulder Monday night in New York, draws Saturday afternoon's 1:35 p.m. start against the Bucs' Zane Smith, Smith scored two goals and dealt two assists as St.

Mark's took a Blue Division win over Glasgow. Matt Sheldon and Pete Driggs each had two goals and an assist and goalie Matt Aldridge had 12 saves for St. Mark's (5-1). Steve Troup scored the goal for Glasgow (3-3). Newark 9, William Penn 4 Kevin Dempsey scored four goals as Newark defeated William Penn in a Blue Division game.

Brendan Carew had two goals and Jeremy Beck, Owen Murphy and Jeff Snook each had a goal for Newark (2-2). Goalie Dave Ash had 15 saves for William Penn (2-3). was reflected in its play during victory. But don't expect Schilling to get that spot start anytime soon. "Only if you want to mess up' my bullpen," Fregosi said.

More likely, Schilling will serve as the closer on the rare days Mitch Williams isn't available. "I can see where that might happen," said Schilling, who had eight saves for the Astros last season in 56 appearances. "Some way or other, I don't want to be a middle reliever. If I've got to be a middle reliever right now, I've got to. But I'm going to be prepared for any opportunity I get.

And when it comes, I've got to make the best of it." 20 teams in 'Shootout' NEWARK The fifth annual Delaware Shootout basketball tournament for high school underclassmen will be held tonight and all day Saturday, bringing 20 teams to the Delaware Field House. According to tournament organizer Jim Doody, some of the teams included will be the Washington D.C. Players, who were last year's national AAU champions, the Sonny Hill Juniors from Philadelphia and the Boo Williams All-Stars from Hampton, Over 100 college coaches are expected to attend. Former University of Delaware basketball player John McCarthy will coach Johnny Mac's Eastern All-Stars, a team of Delaware and Pennsylvania players. "It is really exciting to see them play in front of top college coaches in the country and, at the same time, know that your kids are getting the exposure they deserve," said McCarthy.

"It benefits them because they can take what they learn back to their high school programs." McCarthy's players from Delaware include A.I. du Pont's 6-5 junior Chris DiMascio, Tower Hill's 6-5 junior Carmen Wallace, 5-foot-ll junior point guard Kenny Mitchell of state champion Sanford, Dover's 6-6 junior Everett Catlin, Corey Curtis, a 6-2 sophomore from Glasgow, and William Penn's 6-foot freshman Gary Lumpkin. McCarthy's team will play tonight at 6:30 against the New Jersey Demons. The winner will play at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the loser will play at 10:30.

Zendan Hamilton, a 6-foot-10 player for Roosevelt PAL (N.Y.), will go against 6-10 Jason Lawson of Olney (Philadelphia) in one game tonight. Several teams have two 7-footers. Admission is $5. Ram golfers second LOCK HAVEN, Pa. West Chester University placed second with 323 strokes in the Lock Haven University Invitational Golf Tournament Thursday.

Bucknell finished first. By RAY FINOCCHIARO Staff reporter PITTSBURGH Curt Schilling was going to be the backbone of several teams' pitching staffs. First it was Boston. Then Baltimore. Houston was next in line.

Now it's the Phillies who like the right-hander's arm and 95 mph fastball. Schilling joined the Phils just before the season started in a trade for Jason Grimsley, who'd worn out his welcome in Philadelphia. Schilling admits he's a bit surprised to be shuttling around so much, especially with his highly touted "million-dollar arm" and $205,000 salary. The Red Sox, who drafted Schilling in 1986, made him the centerpiece of the 1988 trade that brought Mike Boddicker from the Orioles. Fifteen months ago, Baltimore shipped Schilling to the Astros in the Glenn Davis deal.

If he's worth so much, how come nobody keeps him around too long? "This is the second time, no, third time it's happened, so I've thought about that," said Schilling, who shared the first off-day with the Phils in Pittsburgh Thursday. "The only thing I can do is make the best of it, which is what I plan on doing. "The bottom line is I want to play on a winner, I don't care where. There's a good bunch of guys here. Obviously it will be a better team than Houston." Schilling is glad to be gone and hardly surprised.

"I knew something was going to happen in Houston," he recalled. "I told my fiancee the night before the trade that I thought I would be traded. I hadn't heard anything but it didn't shock me. I knew something weird was going on. "If you could pick a set of circumstances for me not to be in Houston, they went exactly that way.

I was bothered with a little tendinitis at the beginning of spring and didn't pitch a lot of innings. Everybody in the bullpen threw really well. Plus, I was out problem will end the season with their worst home record 18 or 19 losses since 1975. Even when they failed to reach the playoffs with a less talented team in '88, they were 27-14 at the Spectrum. They've lost 25 games by seven points or less, meaning they had an opportunity to win 25 more games.

On Feb. 11, the 76ers were at .500. After back-to-back losses to New Jersey, they never reached .500 again. The Nets had never won a season series from the 76-ers, nor had they ever finished with a better record since joining the NBA until this year on both counts. Down the stretqh, the Nets have made a concerted push into the playoffs while the 76ers have rummaged through their closets for golf clubs and fishing tackle.

Does the coach take the blame for all this? Or do we now admit: The 76ers just weren't good enough. BELVIDERE Mark Gede scored two goals and Chris Weir had a goal as Caravel Academy nipped Delcastle 3-2 in a Gold Division boys lacrosse game Thursday. Goalie Andy Derrickson had 17 saves and J.P. Bennett and Vin-nie Colonna each scored a goal for Delcastle (0-2). I Caravel is 2-4.

Friends 6, Sanford 1 John Wilkinson scored four goals as Friends (3-3) defeated Sanford 6-1 in a Blue Division game. Goalie Dfimnspv had 23 saves and a goal for Sanford (0-4). St Mark's 8, Glasgow 1 Jeff "There's been speculation that the Phillies are going to turn me back into a starter. I wouldn't mind As long as I play on a winner, I don't care." CURT SCHILLING now than I've ever thrown at this time of the year. Not knocking anybody but I think the Phillies made a steal.

"There's been speculation that the Phillies are going to turn me back into a starter. I wouldn't mind being a starter but, whatever they decide to do, I'll make the best of it. It doesn't matter what happens. As long as I play on a winner, I don't care. I'd be the clubhouse guy if we could win the pennant." Schilling had an 0.00 ERA in his first three relief appearances, spanning 5VS) innings, before serving up a pair of runs to the Mets Wednesday night, losing track of the plate with four walks in one inning.

That inflated the ERA to 2.70. However, Schilling had pitched three innings in relief of Tommy Greene Monday night, getting the Wilmington nine wins NEW CASTLE Mike Smyth, a St. Mark's High graduate, hit a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 6-6 tie and help Wilmington College take a 10-6 win over West Chester in a nonconference baseball game Thursday at Wilson Field. W.CHESTER Walker cf Kleine 2b Frailingr ss Prince rf Robinson 3b Crounse Oleszek lb Cframbune tf Vivian dh Totals WILMINGTON abrhM 310 0 Peterson 2b 4 110 Grandzlo dh 5111 Bralnard 5000 Stplfordrf 3 111 Donovan lb 4 2 34 Beitmancf 4 000 Bedford 3b 3 0 0 0 Henasev If 3 0 0 0 Smytti ss 34 Totah abrhbi 2 100 4111 5000 4 110 4 23 1 5 111 52 10 3121 4 112 34 10 10 4 West Chester Wilmington 021 000 3004 300 102 40X-10 Lamanteer, Donovan, Smyth, Robinson, Dear, Crounse, Frallnger. DP: W-l.

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Danny Cox, who pitched just three innings against the Mets Monday night, gets the Easter assignment against Pittsburgh's Bob Walk. Because of Thursday's off-day, right-hander Andy Ashby, who outdueled Drabek, is being skipped in this swing through the rotation. Wanted: Outfielders With Dale Murphy getting his left knee flushed in Atlanta and Lenny Dykstra nursing his fractured wrist in Philadelphia, the Phils are a bit shy of serviceable outfielders. Wednesday night's outfield of Mariano Duncan, Ruben Amaro and Wes Chamberlain was only the latest clue. Are the Phils in an outfield bind? "You might say that," said Fregosi.

"We are a bit short-handed." The reserves are thin. Julio Pe-guero's here, available for defensive duties when the Phils get ahead. Tony Longmire had surgery Thursday for his shin splints. Jim Lindeman's on the bench, looking for a bat. Fregosi, meanwhile, is looking through the Help Wanted ads.

Outfielders, however, are in short supply. part of the can be a defensive stopper one night and a 7-foot-7 liability the next. He's a poor rebounder and, in essence, forces the 76ers to play 4-on-5 on offense. The 76ers probably placed too much hope in Jeff Ruland coming back from a five-year retirement. His knee held up, but other parts of the leg gave way as he appeared in only 13 games (the 76ers winning eight of those).

In the end Coach Jimmy Lynam has one year remaining on his contract. Owner Harold Katz won't say if Lynam will be back, but chances are that he will get another chance. Teams play hard at home because the fans will let them know about it if they don't. Nobody boos the visitors when they play poorly, so they often accept defeat more easily. With this in mind, the 76ers Sixers: Barkleywas FROM PAGE CI "We have a number of problems," said point guard Johnny 1.

il. i uawitms, wiiu was me ciusesi, thing this ballclub had to a leader, "and all of them aren't Charles Barkley." Here they are, an abbreviated list of why the 76ers missed the playoffs for only the second time since 1975: Charles Barkley Last Friday night in Madison Square Garden, a young boy sneaked close to the 76ers' bench with a camera late in the fourth quarter. He yelled for Barkley to say "cheese." "We're losing by 20 points, I've been thrown in jail, I wrote a controversial book," said Barkley with a laugh, "and you want me to say It was that kind of year for Barkley. He led a six-month monologue on the shortcomings of the team, broke a heckler's nose outside a Milwaukee bar, turned several situations into racial issues, called the general manager a clown In general, Barkley became a caricature of himself in his eighth pro season, with all the negatives highlighted. He knew from the start that the 76ers were mediocre at best.

A fragile mix of players, whose abilities did not mesh well, sorely needed Barkley to provide the glue to hold this team together. He not only refused, his biting comments only hurt the ballclub. "So much took place on this team that may or may not have been a distraction," said forward Ron Anderson, not getting specific. "Much of it had nothing to do with basketball games." Barkley scored 23 points per game and pulled down 10 or 11 rebounds, but his defense was poor (whose wasn't on this team?) and he did little to enhance the abilities of his teammates. Off the court, his best friends after games were players dressing in the other locker room.

"This team is not as separated as people think it is," said Barkley last week. "I mean, I don't think we're like brothers, but we get along. We don't live together so we don't have to love each other." The backup band This was the season Barkley went solo, and the 76ers were as successful as the Pips without Gladys Knight. They took Barkley's criticism without much of a fight. When they finally did speak up such as in a story on Sunday in the Philadelphia Inquirer they hid behind anonymity.

That spoke volumes of this team's character and heart, and close games. "I never heard anyone point fingers; all I heard was anonymous people pointing fingers," said Dawkins, referring to the article. "I think it's a very cowardly thing to talk under your breath or to say it without putting your name on it." The domino effect Two years ago, the 76ers won the Atlantic Division with Mike Gminski at center, Rick Mahorn at strong forward and Derek Smith coming off the bench to provide tenacious defense. Age and injuries destroyed that solid mix, when stars such as Barkley and Hersey Hawkins combined with role players who could rebound and defend. Smith's knees betrayed him.

Gminski slipped in performance. The 76ers, feeling they needed more offense, dealt Gminski for Gilliam. Mahorn moved to center (where he could no longer play), then moved to Italy. The 76ers suddenly were in a scramble to patch up gaping holes with little regard to chemistry. That lack of chemistry has hurt at both ends of the floor.

Yes, the defense ranks eighth in points yielded, but the main reason is that they milk the 24 second clock on offense. The 76ers have taken the fewest shots from the field in the NBA. They may only give up 103 points per game, but that's nearly two more than they score. The 76ers have been held under 100 points 35 times in 80 games, and they've lost 31 of those games. Rather than unfairly compare that figure to an elite team such as Chicago, match it up instead against a team which was supposed to be similar to the 76-ers Indiana.

The Pacers have been held under 100 points only seven times all season. And offense was supposed to be the strength of Philadelphia. Center of the storm For the 76ers to get better, they need a quality center. And the only way to get one is to get either the first or second pick in the upcoming draft lottery or wrestle unhappy Hakeem Olaju-won away from the Houston Rockets at a terrible price. Whether Charles Shack leford is a solid NBA player is a moot point right now.

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